Princess from the Land of Porcelain ☲ Whistler ☱ Canvas windmills The knight and his horse

The knight and his horse are richly detailed

and his only seascape

The Asnières railway bridge and the industrial buildings of Clichy are in the background

The background of the painting has faintly pencilled shapes

Princess from the Land of Porcelain ☲ Whistler ☱ Canvas windmills The knight and his horseRose and Silver: The Princess from the Land of Porcelain (1864) by James McNeill Whistler depicts a European woman wearing a kimono in a Western manner, holding a fan, standing amidst numerous Asian art objects, including a rug, Japanese folding screen and a large decorative porcelain vase. There are influences of Japanese woodblock maker Kitagawa Utamaro in the painting, as well as 18th century French chinoiserie. When the portrait was completed, the